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09-06-2009, 09:53 PM
Hi there, I'm new to Champs (played CoH a for 5 years though) and I'm trying to create "Rags," a concept character that in CoH never quite got off the ground... because ice control + storm summoning made for basically zero damage output, and ice blasters didn't have storm summoning as a control secondary. But never mind that.
Basically I'm going for an ice+electricity build. From the little I've played ice and elec and from reading the forums they seem reasonable or even quite good individually.
Please comment on
- what I should take earlier or later,
- stuff from the ice or elec pools that I should drop in favor of other stuff from those pools
- anything else you care to drop in from other places, like the Primal Summoning Circle or Invocation of Storm Calling (although the latter never did anything for me as far as I can tell) or whatever would help
Please note that as part of the concept, Snow Storm is essentially required, and that Force Shield+Force Sheath adv. was recommended as a block that also built energy. At the moment I have Wall of Ice but I may switch to Frost breath on a respec if people provide a compelling argument, at the moment I like the hold and damage it provide.
Thanks! Here it is, plus my notes...
Rags
Ice Shards
Ice Blast
Wall of Ice
Teleport
Force Shield (+ Force Sheath)
Lightning Arc
Spark Storm
Ice Form (energy form, so should buff Gigabolt later)
Snow Storm
Electrocute
Gigabolt
Ionic Reverberation
Electric Sheath
Vapor Form
Ice Slide
Shatter
Going for SuperStatting End and then Rec, and generally getting talents that build up End/Rec/Dex but do I need a heal and Con or something instead for better survivability? Dunno. Thanks again!
Additional... now at L14, and so far I really, really like the following combo. Ice Wall to aggro and then put up Force Shield+Force Sheathe; the mob rebuilds my energy instantly, and then I let loose with Lightning Arc+NeverStrikesTwice for 2x damage. My Sheathe protects me for a while, and I tap FS here and there to keep it up until the holds fall, and by then Ice Wall is ready again.
Basically I'm going for an ice+electricity build. From the little I've played ice and elec and from reading the forums they seem reasonable or even quite good individually.
Please comment on
- what I should take earlier or later,
- stuff from the ice or elec pools that I should drop in favor of other stuff from those pools
- anything else you care to drop in from other places, like the Primal Summoning Circle or Invocation of Storm Calling (although the latter never did anything for me as far as I can tell) or whatever would help
Please note that as part of the concept, Snow Storm is essentially required, and that Force Shield+Force Sheath adv. was recommended as a block that also built energy. At the moment I have Wall of Ice but I may switch to Frost breath on a respec if people provide a compelling argument, at the moment I like the hold and damage it provide.
Thanks! Here it is, plus my notes...
Rags
Ice Shards
Ice Blast
Wall of Ice
Teleport
Force Shield (+ Force Sheath)
Lightning Arc
Spark Storm
Ice Form (energy form, so should buff Gigabolt later)
Snow Storm
Electrocute
Gigabolt
Ionic Reverberation
Electric Sheath
Vapor Form
Ice Slide
Shatter
Going for SuperStatting End and then Rec, and generally getting talents that build up End/Rec/Dex but do I need a heal and Con or something instead for better survivability? Dunno. Thanks again!
Additional... now at L14, and so far I really, really like the following combo. Ice Wall to aggro and then put up Force Shield+Force Sheathe; the mob rebuilds my energy instantly, and then I let loose with Lightning Arc+NeverStrikesTwice for 2x damage. My Sheathe protects me for a while, and I tap FS here and there to keep it up until the holds fall, and by then Ice Wall is ready again.